“Transit Corridors for Sustainable Communities: Planning Transit to Connect the Dots.”

Sustainable Communities Network webinar

Join us Tuesday, August 23rd at 3:30 PM ET for a discussion of the different types of transit corridors and how what they connect can have significant implications for land uses, ridership, and the potential for development after the transit is built. This session will include examples of the different corridor types and how transit and land use have interacted in a few regions. Participants will learn how planners in a small town in Colorado are making the transition from thinking about making a successful transit system to ensuring that the system is integrated into community life and makes inter-agency connections. We will conclude with an overview of the innovative tools being used in a joint planning process between city staff in Tigard, OR and the regional planning agency to direct growth alongside a high capacity transit planning project in the city.

Speakers include Dena Belzer, President of Strategic Economics and partner in the Center for Transit-Oriented Development; Crista M. Gardner, Senior Planner at Portland Metro; and David Johnson AICP, Director of Planning, Roaring Fork Transportation Authority. This webinar will be moderated by Elizabeth Wampler, Program Associate at Reconnecting America and the Center for Transit-Oriented Development.

What:	"Transit Corridors for Sustainable Communities - Planning Transit to Connect the Dots."
When:	Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 at 3:30 PM ET.
Where:	Webinar information will be sent to registrants.
RSVP:	Click here to register. Please RSVP by 5:00 PM ET on August 22nd.

Smart Growth America's Sustainable Communities Network is an opportunity for state and local government officials, business leaders and nonprofit professionals to ask questions, learn best practices, and share project ideas with others from around the country. The network also shares updates about federal initiatives, upcoming events, webinars and conferences to support vibrant, sustainable communities. If your organization or agency recently applied for or was awarded a grant from the Partnership for Sustainable Communities or is considering applying for the next round, joinSmart Growth America’s growing network to gain access to resources, opportunities and events.

If you have any questions please contact Jeri Mintzer at jmintzer@smartgrowthamerica.org or Melissa Schreiber-Stahl at mschreiberstahl@smartgrowthamerica.org.